Zyzobia?

Sorry if I'm just uninformed (I haven't played S&M Season 3 yet, unfortunately), but what the hell is Zyzobia? It comes up more than one time in Poker Night 2 (Sam brings it up, then Brocks brings it up again in another conversation), and I've tried searching on Google and on here but I get no results whatsoever. I also haven't seen anyone talking about it.

So if someone could kill my ignorance, please tell me what's this Zyzobia stuff, if it means anything at all. I'm really curious.

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Maybe it's a hint for the plot of the next Sam and Max season? From what I recall, the conversation is about how Max is the chosen one and he will destroy everything, something along those lines. According to Sam someone I don't recall kept saying that word, and the people who gathered at some location for an annual burning of a Max statue (just a joke) did the same thing in the last event but also chanted the word Zyzobia this time. I really don't get what's going on.

What is most curious is that if you search on Google for Zyzobia, it only appears 1 result, that has nothing to do with anything. If you search for Zyzobia on the Telltale forums or Youtube, it comes up with nothing at all. It's like Telltale Games searched for a word that is never used just to troll us.

I'll say this: If you've heard all five or so chapters of Sam and Max's tale of Zyzobia (you can only hear new chapters in separate play sessions, NOT just separate tournaments), you've heard enough to figure out the mystery of the story. IF you know where to look on the Internet.

Am I the only one who hasn't heard any of these overarching-storyline conversations? I heard two about Brock Samson trying to find his Alien Invasion cards, and that was it.

Is it dependent on themes? (I was using the Venture Bros. theme when those Alien Invasion conversations played.) That said, I've been using the Sam and Max theme most of all (I was trying really hard to hear the Hit the Road theme) and never heard anything about this Zyzobia stuff.

Am I the only one who hasn't heard any of these overarching-storyline conversations? I heard two about Brock Samson trying to find his Alien Invasion cards, and that was it.

Is it dependent on themes? (I was using the Venture Bros. theme when those Alien Invasion conversations played.) That said, I've been using the Sam and Max theme most of all (I was trying really hard to hear the Hit the Road theme) and never heard anything about this Zyzobia stuff.

A few things about the stories...

1) Story chapters will only show up in different play sessions (i.e. turning off the game and starting anew). It's supposed to simulate the feeling of calling it a night, and coming back to the table another night.
2) New stories won't start until the current one is finished. So, in theory you might plays about 25 times until you hear them all.
3) The stories tend to put a premium on all the players being at the table. So, if you're playing an aggressive style of game that knocks people out early (even if they're NOT the current storyteller) you may not hear their story in that tournament, 'cause all the folks aren't available.
4) My memory of the logic is a little hinkey, but you MIGHT be more likely to hear a story in an un-themed tournament, 'cause priority might be placed on the themed banter.

Hehe, very interesting stuff. I wasn't aware there were more conversations about this Zyzobia story. I'm definitely going to try and see this through. If I discover what this is about I will come back to post here.

Most people haven't finished the conversation, and certainly haven't memorized it. It's hard to figure out what you're talking about if you haven't figured out what you're talking about. We need a transcript, THEN we can piece together the puzzle.

Most people haven't finished the conversation, and certainly haven't memorized it. It's hard to figure out what you're talking about if you haven't figured out what you're talking about. We need a transcript, THEN we can piece together the puzzle.

"Realistic" is just another word for "defeatist", in my opinion. But anyway.

I used a program called the Telltale Extractor. I read the annotation for Poker Night 2, and looked up the word in question.

I saw some conversations that included that word, and specific mention was given to, among other things, a penguin queen, musical numbers, a burning Max effigy, and a space station made out of tortilla chips - or something to that effect. Those were plots from the cancelled game!

"Realistic" is just another word for "defeatist", in my opinion. But anyway.

I used a program called the Telltale Extractor. I read a transcript of the annotation for Poker Night 2, and looked up the word in question.

I saw some conversations that included that word, and specific mention was given to, among other things, a penguin queen, musical numbers, a burning Max effigy, and a space station made out of tortilla chips - or something to that effect. Those were plots from the cancelled game!

Also, admit it... you're holding out on us, aren't you?

Congratulations! You have indeed figured out that the freaky multi-chapter tale that Sam spins during Poker Night 2 is, in fact, a slightly re-worked synopsis of the cancelled Freelance Police game.*

And no, I'm not holding out. Seriously. This is my serious face

Mike "Getting The Rights to that Content From the Mouse Would Be Nigh Impossible" Stemmle

* The name "Zyzobia" is a major re-working. In the original story, the name of the Giant Penguin's homeland was "Subarctica," which I think we can all agree was NOT one of my more inspired efforts. "Zyzobia," on the other hand, is a mythical country created by my then-3-year-old-boys, which bears a striking resemblance to Redondo Beach.

Congratulations! You have indeed figured out that the freaky multi-chapter tale that Sam spins during Poker Night 2 is, in fact, a slightly re-worked synopsis of the cancelled Freelance Police game.*

And no, I'm not holding out. Seriously. This is my serious face

Mike "Getting The Rights to that Content From the Mouse Would Be Nigh Impossible" Stemmle

* The name "Zyzobia" is a major re-working. In the original story, the name of the Giant Penguin's homeland was "Subarctica," which I think we can all agree was NOT one of my more inspired efforts. "Zyzobia," on the other hand, is a mythical country created by my then-3-year-old-boys, which bears a striking resemblance to Redondo Beach.

I wasn't saying whether or not you held out. I was asking whether or not you asked Disney for the rights yet.

Telltale: Hey, Disney, would you mind giving us the rights to the canceled Sam & Max Freelance Police game? Oh, and throw in Monkey Island while you're at it? It's not like you're going to be doing anything with them.

Telltale: Hey, Disney, would you mind giving us the rights to the canceled Sam & Max Freelance Police game? Oh, and throw in Monkey Island while you're at it? It's not like you're going to be doing anything with them.

So that's what this was all about! Glad to know at least a small piece of the game that never came to pass got to live on as something other than a 'particularly gruesome case.'

Now if it would evolve beyond "something Sam and Max fans will never be allowed to experience" into "something Sam and Max fans will finally get to experience after being denied the right to experience it for a ridiculously long period of time".